The key today was the right bait (artificial) , and the presentation. I found the flounder in very shallow water. I reached the bag limit in less than one hour. Captain Gary on the double touch also limited out today fishing in deeper back bay water. Today was an excellent day…
Tag: NJ Saltwater fishing
Kensdock Report: Watch Jimmy Fee and Chris Megan catch spring weakfish
There was at least one nice tide runner weakfish caught today in a back bay area of Cape May County. A few nice summer flounder were caught and released in grassy sound today also. There was also some weakfish caught by perch fishermen in their fyke nets in Atlantic County today. There was one confirmed…
The amazing Weakfish come back, On The Water Magazine May issue
What is unbelievably refreshing is how resilient the weakfish have proved to be. Considering in 2009 Dr. Jamie Geiger of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, suggested that the weakfish stock may have fallen to such lows that managers might wish to consider invoking the provisions of the Endangered Species Act as one of the management…
Kensdock Report: Striped Bass, weakfish and summer flounder show
Short stripers have gathered in good numbers at select locations on the Delaware Bay side of Cape May County. There has been at least one keeper striper caught from the ocean beach side of the county. Blood worms are the only bait to use at this point. There has been 3 summer flounder caught and…
Kensdock Report: NJ Delaware Bay artificial reef
The NJ DEP, NJ F&G, NJ Federation of Sportsmen’s clubs, NJ Outdoor Alliance and the JCAA have been closing in on approval for New Jersey’s first artificial reef site in the Delaware Bay. While the exact site has not been chosen, conditions needed for approval favor the lower bay. This Delaware Bay reef site has the…
Kensdock Report: Cape May Striper bite hot for a few
Missy Alcorn with a nice late season Striped Bass The striper bite here in Cape May County has been hot over the last week for those in the know. For those that are not in the loop it has been slow fishing. The lumps just off the beach about two miles have produced a good…
Kensdock Report: North Jersey beaches hold Stripers
The beach fishing is obviously not happening in Cape May County…
Kensdock Report: Cape May co. stripers, red drum and specks
Today I was sitting on my couch looking across the sound, wondering when the migratory fish are going to show up. I have been fishing hard and often, so far I have not seen or caught any migratory fish. I made it out today in-between wind gust and rain, once again I caught resident fish. The…
Kensdock Report: Stripers in the surf
Surf fishermen day dreams are made out of days like today. A fall crisp north-west wind blowing, clouds of anchovies, sand eels and peanut bunker in the surf. Big Mike pictured above, topped off the morning with his keeper striper.
Kensdock Report: First NJ speck of the season caught
Ray with the first speck of the season, he released the speck seconds after the picture was shot. Every year a scout speck is caught about two weeks before the main body of specks show up. The new moon tide will hold the season’s forecast.